Two Lone-Star-State brands—Free Range Concepts’ The Rustic and Bowl & Barrel—are moving into Salt Lake City’s Silo Park development in the Granary District, aiming to open by summer 2027. The project brings more than 700 housing units, 100,000 square feet of r
SALT LAKE CITY — The Granary District’s latest chapter is already taking shape, with a pair of Texas-flavored venues set to become the entertainment “anchor” of Silo Park.
Free Range Concepts inked a deal with Blaser Ventures and Lowe Property Group to bring two of its brands—The Rustic and Bowl & Barrel—to the Silo Park project. Both are slated to open by summer 2027. moving into a section of the development bounded by 400 West and 500 West. and 500 South and 600 South.
“ The Granary District has become one of the most exciting and authentic neighborhoods in Salt Lake City. and the Rustic and Bowl & Barrel are exactly the type of experiential concepts that continue building on that momentum. ” Brandon Blaser. founder of Blaser Ventures. said in a statement on Tuesday.
For Free Range Concepts. the appeal is the same thing that’s drawing attention to the redevelopment itself: the feeling of a neighborhood designed for gathering. Kyle Noonan. co-founder of Free Range Concepts. said the company is excited “to partner with the team behind Silo Park and become part of the momentum happening within the Granary District. ” adding that the neighborhood’s “authenticity. energy and sense of community” aligns with its concepts.
The Rustic is built around a mix of food and music. The venue debuted in Dallas a little more than a decade ago. blending American comfort food with a concert stage powered by Texas country artist Pat Green. Over the years. performers have included Kane Brown. Sheryl Crow. Tyler Childers and Ella Langley. and the concept has since expanded to four locations in Texas. There are plans for one more in Texas and a location in Arizona. The Salt Lake City site will be only the second planned location outside of Texas.
Bowl & Barrel has a different kind of entertainment in mind. but a similar instinct: make a night out out of more than one activity. The concept opened its first location in Dallas in 2012, mixing bowling with food while focusing more on pizza and appetizers. It expanded to Houston, and a San Antonio location closed last year. The Silo Park venue is expected to be its first location outside of Texas.
Silo Park. meanwhile. is not just a collection of storefronts—it’s a large-scale shift in the way this part of Salt Lake City is being rebuilt. The project calls for more than 700 housing units and 100. 000 square feet of retail by the time it’s completed in 2028. along with 16. 000 square feet of community park space near historic silos on the previously industrial block.
Blaser said the project is designed to “celebrate the history and industrial character of the neighborhood while creating vibrant public spaces and experiences that bring people together.”
City involvement is still part of the equation, too. Salt Lake leaders are still mulling a request for a public infrastructure district to help Blaser build water and sewer lines, as well as an interior park and parking structures within the project area.
The infrastructure plans connect to financing tools already in place. The project falls within the Salt Lake Central Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone. which can use tax increments for new development in the area south and west of downtown. The approach is meant to help pay off bonds used to finance the infrastructure. using a mix of tax increments from the reinvestment zone and taxing within the district.
Silo Park is also being built beside another redevelopment effort already associated with Blaser Ventures and Lowe Property Group. The Post District, led by those same partners, was completed in 2024. Blaser is also slated to open Pickle & Hide this summer, adapting two historic buildings in the area.
But there’s still a live tension in how public support is being handled for new development here. Culinary Dropout and Uchi—higher-end restaurant chains new to Utah—are scheduled to open as part of the Post District. However. city leaders reduced $1 million in incentives the company could receive for the project in April after one of the historic buildings was demolished without formal approval from the city’s Community Reinvestment Agency board.
That history now sits in the background as Silo Park prepares for its own timeline—housing and retail by 2028, and the promise of two entertainment-focused restaurants arriving next year summer 2027, in a neighborhood being reshaped block by block.
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